Playstation 3 UNVEILED

Ah just got a chance to see it and read about the new PS3 planned for '06.

"The PlayStation 3 will also sport some hefty multimedia features, such as video chat, Internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video." It will have a 3.4GHz processor and have 256mb RAM. You can also plug your jumpdrive into it. Crazy.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05...24681.html?q=1



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LOS ANGELES--Today saw the second of the big three console makers announce its next-generation platform. At its pre-E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment gave the world its first look at the PlayStation 3, as it now is officially called. While the device's price has not yet been set, its release window--spring 2006--has. Flanked by Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Kaz Hirai, SCE head Ken Kutaragi introduced it as a "supercomputer for computer entertainment."

The name was not unexpected, since Sony had been running an extensive teaser-ad campaign prepping the public for the PlayStation 3. The company had laid a blanket of posters around the Los Angeles Convention Center, site of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3). Bus stalls and billboards around the convention center proclaimed "Prepare for Chang3" in the distinctive PlayStation font with partial shots of the Dual Shock controller's square-circle-triangle-X buttons.

Sony also confirmed the PlayStation 3 will use Blu-ray discs as its media format. The discs can hold up to six times as much data as current-generation DVDs. It will also support CR-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R formats. Sony also confirmed the machine would be backward compatible all the way to the original PlayStation. It will also have slots for Memory Stick Duo, an SD slot, and a compact flash memory slot. It will also sport a slot for a detachable 2.5-inch HDD, somewhat similar the Xbox 360's. Sony did not mention if the drive would be standard.

Sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2GHz, giving the whole system 2 teraflops of overall performance. It will sport 256MB XDR main RAM at 3.2GHz, and it will have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700MHz.

Sony also unveiled the PS3's graphics chip, the RSX "Reality Synthesizer," which is based on Nvidia technology. The GPU will be capable of 128bit pixel precision, 1080p resolution, some of the highest HD resolution around. The RSX also has 512MB of graphics render memory and is capable of 100 billion shader operations and 51 billion dot products per second. It also has more than 300 million transistors, larger than any processor commercially available today. It will be manufactured using the 90nm process, with eight layers of metal. The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 Ultra video cards, which would cost roughly $1,000 total if purchased today.

The PlayStation 3 will also sport some hefty multimedia features, such as video chat, Internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video. Speaking of video, Sony Computer Entertainment's Chief Technical Officer Masa Chatani was on hand to show off the PS3's panoramic video functions. Since the console has two HD outputs, it is can be hooked up to two side-by-side HDTVs to projecting video in a 32:9 extra-widescreen format (think Cinemascope in your living room). Like a gigantic version of the Nintendo DS, the dual digital outputs also allow for an extended game display, with the action on one screen and either game information or video chat on the second.

Out of the box, the PS3 will have the capability to support seven Bluetooth controllers, which can be used for nearly 24 hours before they require charging. Later, pictures of the controllers themselves were released, showing their almost boomerang-like shape. It will also have six USB slots for peripherals: four up front and two in the back. As rumored, it will also have Wi-Fi connectivity to the PSP, which can be used as a remote screen and/or controller.

Dr. Richard Marx, the inventor of EyeToy, was on hand to show off the PS3's wireless HD IP Camera. The demo, recalled rumors that the machine will have Minority Report-esque motion-sensing capabilities. Marx held two small cup-like objects in his hands, which move the cups on the screen in real time.

To show off the PlayStation 3's graphical brawn, Sony showed several game demos, including an Unreal 3 engine show-off of what appeared to be Unreal Tournament 2007. In what must come as a relief to developers, Epic Games' Tim Sweeney was on hand to vouch for the PS3, saying it was "easy to program for" and that Epic had received its first PS3 hardware two months ago. He proved the tech demo was real time by showing it again and by manipulating the camera and zooming in.

However, Sweeney's words were only the beginning. Later, Sony trotted out a whole host of publishers that are backing the PlayStation 3. And in the process, it confirmed several games for the console. Hideo Kojima introduced Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4, Capcom showed off Devil May Cry 4, Namco unveiled Tekken 6, Polyphony Digital trotted out a fifth Gran Turismo, SCEE showed off the next Killzone, and Rockstar Games showed a new Red Dead Revolver.

EA President Larry Probst was also on hand to show off a demonstration of the next Fight Night game, which will presumable be called Fight Night Round 3. When one of the two fighters took a blow, his skin rippled realistically. Kudo Tsonoda from EA's Chicago studio was on hand, and said that the goal is to make the facial animation convey the amount of punishment a pugilist has suffered.

And still the games came. SCEE had three on display: A third Getaway, with an even seedier, nastier version of London; a new off-road racing game called Motor Storm from Evolution Studios; and a shooter called Heavenly Sword. Sega is readying a fifth Phantom Saga and Bandai is prepping another Gundam game. Ubisoft is continuing to innovate in the first-person shooter field with an all-new IP named Killing Day. Koei enlightened the crowd with a demo of Ni-Oh, a new martial-arts-themed brawler about Buddha's monk bodyguards. Incognito is developing a sequel to Warhawk, the acclaimed actioner for the original PlayStation.


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A list of SPECS

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Product name: PlayStation 3
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CPU:
- PowerPC-base core @3.2GHz
- 1 VMX vector unit per core
- 512KB L2 cache
- 7 x SPE @3.2GHz
- 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
- 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE (1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy)
- total floating point performance 218 GFLOPS
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GPU:
- RSX @550MHz
- 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
- Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
- Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines
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Sound: Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-base processing)
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Memory:
- 256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
- 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
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System Bandwidth:
- Main RAM: 25.6GB/s
- VRAM: 22.4GB/s
- RSX: 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
- SB: 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)
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System Floating Point Performance: 2 TFLOPS
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Storage:
- HDD: Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1
- I/O: USB 2.0, Front x 4, Rear x 2
- Memory Stick: standard/Duo, PRO x 1
- SD: standard/mini x 1
- CompactFlash: (Type I, II) x 1
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Communication:
- Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
- Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
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Controller:
- Bluetooth (up to 7)
- USB2.0 (wired)
- Wi-Fi (PSP)
- Network (over IP)
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AV Output:
- Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- HDMI: HDMI out x 2
- Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
- Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1
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Disc media:
- CD: PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
- DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PLAYSTATION 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
- Blu-ray Disc: PLAYSTATION 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE

That thing is ugly as sin. An example of over-doing "modern style".

I dunno, I don't mind the case so much, but the controller design really bugs me. The ultra-long handles look flimsy and cheap. And just plain weird. I still like the look of the 360 compared to this. Plus the 360 has customizable faceplates to change the look.

Ugly.

And 3.2 ghz? It's just a mini computer that hooks up to your tv. I for one am not buying it.

The XBox 360 (shitty name) is three 3.2 Ghz processors so this Cell thing better be revolutionary.

i dont think i will buy one either because with the list of all the features i imagine that when released this "gaming console" if you can really call it that, will cost alot. I personally am a person who plays videos games on a console and that is all i do on it. Who cares if you can video chat with someone else you could buy a cheap computer and a web cam for that.

Right.
But if you dont buy either one then...your not going to be playing new games on any console. They just add all that other shit because they can, because the other guys did, because if they dont then everyone wont think its revolutionary, because it ups the prices. I was planning on buying both... but its not going to work out that way. Atleast at first.
The controller handles look to long period... if your were to hold it at the bottom your fingers wouldnt reach the buttons, so unless the handles hold some internal parts then making them that long was a waste of plastic.

Am I the only one who likes the PS3?? Or is it something to do with British tatses in things??

If I start saving up now...then I'll have enough money for it by...2020!!! WHOO!!!

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You bastard D3V!!! You beat me to it...I was up till 5 to 11 last night waiting for it...and then the damned power went!!! A power cut!!! 5 minutes before!!! GARGH!!!!

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You may have the news story...I have the conference video!!1 Muahahahaha!!1 http://www.gamespot.com/live/streame...moid=&urdate=0 Nearly two hours of it!!!

It looks awsome. It's definitely gonna out sell the xbox 360(no offence, but its gonna be like the PS2 over the Xbox all over again in sales terms)

What douche bag thinks that system looks gay? Its just the opposite bend of the Xbox 360 and slightly more.

It looks so much better than the PS2. Hmm, I wonder if its possible to use the PS2 HDD on the PS3...

Just one more thing, it may change slightly in design, havent seen anything that said this was the final design.

They just add all that other shit because they can, because the other guys did, because if they dont then everyone wont think its revolutionary, because it ups the prices.

The real reason that the PS3 has all the other shit is because Sony's goal is not to make a videogame console, but to make an all-inclusive entertainment console. It was their goal with the PS2 but they didn't support the idea as much, now that they have the power of the Cell processor they are making this the main goal with the PS3.

Just to add a rebuttal to the previous post...

As much as I love my PS2 and will buy a PS3, I don't think that the PS3 is going to outsell the Microsoft's powerhouse this round. The XBox really impressed people with its power and it didn't even have that impressive specs. The XBox 360 has very impressive specs and given Microsoft Games's reputation for how the XBox lineup was run you can expect some pretty impressive launch games. That right there makes the XBox 360 more appealing and it will probably outsell the PS3. I'll end up buying both and the Revolution though. If Nintendo fucks up this time though I fear they will be going to way of Sega.

Might wanna read this one too: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8278/N...ls-Revolution/

If anything, Xbox360 will outsell PS3 because of the year jump it'll have in stores.

Did you guys see killzone 2 omg that realy impresive. Xbox360 won't win this time.

XBOX360 will have so many more shooters. Although, Killzone itself is really good, Killzone 2 must be godly.

I find it stupid how all these new systems are scaled upwards instead of horizontally. Much too easy to knock down.

All of them can be turned just like the PS2.

Might wanna read this one too: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8278/N...ls-Revolution/

I read a thing about this earlier today. It really puts the hope back in me for Nintendo. It's very sexy.

I bet that controller doesnt look like that when its released... because that is stupid...it'd make a better boomarang if you ask me

I like it!! Again, it is probably just my British tastes but...

I watched the whole conference last night...and the PS3 is bloody amazing!!! The things that have been done for it...for the graphics alone NVidia has patented more than 1500 new technologies!!!

I really don't think that the Xbox will outsell this machine. It may have a year over it, but come Spring, the shops won't be able to keep up with demand.